KHS ACCOUNTING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC606382 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,879
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£8k
↓ 433% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.9k | £-1.5k |
| Current assets | £20.1k | £22.7k |
| Net assets | £-7.9k | £-1.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2019-04-26📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2018-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs KHS ACCOUNTING LTD
- 2018-08-25➕GILLESPIE, Scott appointeddirector
- 2018-08-25➕LI, Helen Margaret appointeddirector
- 2018-08-25➕TAIT, Kenneth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Scott Gillespie Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/08/2018 |
Mr Kenneth Tait Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/08/2018 |
Mrs Helen Margaret Li Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
1 Campbell Lane
Hamilton
ML3 6DB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GILLESPIE, Scott→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LI, Helen Margaret→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAIT, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22